Around the World (video)

Around the World is Mariah Carey's fifth VHS/DVD home video release. The DVD showcases Carey traveling around the world as she explores and performs in various locations such as New York, and on her Butterfly World Tour in Hawaii, Japan, Taiwan and Australia. The DVD was released in April 1999.

Around the World
Video by Mariah Carey
Released	April 24, 1999 (U.S.)
Recorded	1998
Genre	R&B soul dance hip hop
Length	60:00
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jack Gulick Mariah Carey (exec.)
Mariah Carey chronology
Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden (1996) ''Around the World'' (1999) #1's (1999)

Like the television special, which premiered in late 1998 on UPN, the DVD uses edited performances of songs. Many songs were edited down to half their length (by discarding the second verse and choruses). The songs so abbreviated include "Emotions", "Dreamlover", "My All", "I'll Be There", and "Whenever You Call". Other songs are not edited, as "Fantasy", "I Still Believe", "Honey", and "Hero" are more or less kept to their original length. The performance of "Hero" on this program is derived from three separate live performances.

The DVD also shows lengthy behind-the-scenes footage including scenes showing Carey exploring Japan, Hawaii, and Australia. Footage is also shown in New York as Carey goes to attend a party thrown for her #1's album, and as she shares deep conversations with her former employer, Brenda K. Starr. A cover of the hit song "Hopelessly Devoted to You" from the movie Grease is also performed with the song's original singer, Olivia Newton-John. As an added bonus of sorts, the music videos for the singles "Butterfly", "Breakdown", "The Roof (Back in Time)", and "My All" are included on the DVD.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Program start"		0:16
2.	"Butterfly Intro" / "Emotions"	Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff / Carey Robert Clivillés David Cole	4:14
3.	"Fantasy"	Carey Ol' Dirty Bastard Dave Hall Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth Adrian Belew Steven Stanley	5:27
4.	"Dreamlover"	Carey Hall	2:49
5.	"My All"	Carey Afanasieff	2:33
6.	"Japan / New York"		1:46
7.	"Conversation with Brenda K. Starr"		1:04
8.	"I Still Believe"	Antonina Armato Giuseppe Cantarelli	3:40
9.	"I'll Be There" (featuring Trey Lorenz)	Berry Gordy Bob West Hal Davis Willie Hutch	3:19
10.	"Fun in Australia"		2:43
11.	"Hopelessly Devoted to You" (with Olivia Newton-John)	John Farrar	2:00
12.	"#1's Fan Appreciation Party"		0:37
13.	"Whenever You Call" (with Brian McKnight)	Carey Afanasieff	3:09
14.	"Honey"	Carey Sean "Puffy" Combs Kamaal Fareed Steven Jordan Stephen Hague Bobby Robinson Ronald Larkins Larry Price Malcolm McLaren	5:06
15.	"Hero"	Carey Afanasieff	5:30
Total length:			44:13

Special Features

No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Biography"
2.	"Discography"
3.	"Butterfly" (video)	Carey Daniel Pearl	4:45
4.	"Breakdown" (video; featuring Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone)	Carey Diane Martel	4:38
5.	"The Roof" (video)	Carey Martel	5:35
6.	"My All" (video)	Herb Ritts	3:59

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Brazilian Music DVD Chart		Gold[1]	25,000[2]
U.S. Billboard Top Music Video[3]	3	Platinum	100,000[4]

References

1. ABPD
2. ABPD certification levels Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. U.S. Billboard Top Music Video
4. "American video certifications – Mariah Carey – Around the World". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH.